Lorenzo Pilat (born 24 June 1938), also known as Pilade, is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer, mainly active between the second half of the 1960s and the 1970s.

Life and career

Born in

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, Pilat started his career performing in clubs of his hometown.Enzo Giannelli. "Pilade (Lorenzo Pilat)". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. In 1963 he entered the

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label, making his record debut with "Ciao ragazzi ciao".Enzo Giannelli. "Pilade (Lorenzo Pilat)". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. In the following years he entered the

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and took part in the

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three times, in 1966 as part of the supergroup "Trio del Clan" together with

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and with "

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", in 1968 with "Il re d'Inghilterra" and in 1975 with "Madonna d'amore". His main hits were "Shenandoah" (a cover of traditional song "The Legend of Shenandoah") and "La legge del menga". In the 1970s Pilat focused his activities on composing song for other artists, often collaborating with

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and

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; among the best known songs he penned, were

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's "L'attore",

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's " Sì" and "

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's "Quanto è bella lei" and

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" and "Finchè la barca va". As a singer, starting from the 1970s he specialized in revisiting traditional triestine songs.

Discography

;Album * 1973: ''Trieste matta'' (CBS, 65477) * 1975: ''La mula'' (CBS) * 1978: ''Io, Trieste'' (Poor Cow, LTS 040) * 1981: ''Trieste mia'' (CGD) * 2000: ''Ghost'' (Poor Cow) * 2000: ''Pilade'' (DV More Record) * 2000: ''Riccio di mare'' (Ed. Digital sound) * 2002: ''La cavala zelante - Canzoni triestine n. 1'' (Poor Cow) * 2002: ''Torno a Trieste - Canzoni triestine n. 2'' (Poor Cow) * 2002: ''Trieste piena de mar - Canzoni triestine n. 3'' (Poor Cow) * 2002: ''Viva la bora - Canzoni triestine n. 4'' (Poor Cow) * 2005: ''Cuore da bambino'' (Poor Cow) * 2006: ''Come te pol dimenticarte de Trieste - Canzoni triestine n. 5'' (Poor Cow) * 2006: ''Sussurrando melodie d'amore'' (Poor Cow) * 2006: ''C'era una volta il Clan'' (Green/Duck Record) * 2007: ''Canto le mie canzoni...!'' (Poor Cow) * 2007: ''I famosi del Clan'' (Poor Cow) * 2011: ''Voio far el sindaco'' (Poor Cow)

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